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The Division of Wiki Labor: Wikis in the Working World

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Every year, the number of tools and processes that the average employee is required to have some level of expertise with increases, while the amount of time devoted to training decreases. While the truth behind this statement is well documented, its translation into the world of the busy worker is not always so cut-and-dried.

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Collaborative Learning in Spite of Organizational Walls – June #LCBQ

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They accomplish this by enlisting the assistance of: A volunteer task force for each curriculum project comprised of industry experts to provide subject matter expertise. Industry vendors who provide information about their products and work with the organization distribute safety messages.

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Your Brain: The Ultimate Electronic Performance Support System

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I was inclined to think that though the amount of information available to me might be increasing, the net effect was ultimately just a shallower understanding of things, with no real expertise. By providing them with a pathway to the information they need, we don’t need to hope they’ll remember it.

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Instructional Design and Rapid Prototyping: Rising from the Ashes of ADDIE

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ADDIE’s linear perspective provides a structured step-by step instructional design process. It allows the stakeholders, subject matter experts, and end users to provide early feedback. Much of the current hostile reaction to ADDIE is based on the old waterfall-linear approach and the assumed “instructivist” nature of the model.

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I Don’t Care What You Had For Lunch: Finding Professional Value in Twitter

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By bringing her issue to the rouge #lrnchat she was able to find several instructional designers, including myself, willing spend a little time that day reviewing her material and providing feedback. I found it very satisfying to provide that assistance and participate in a group that is so willing to share their expertise.

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